HEADLINES
Iran rebuilds Kangavar missile base infrastructure
Israel Lebanon plan withdraws villages Hezbollah cleared
US sanctions Hamas funding through Brotherhood fronts

The time is now 8:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, Iran has rebuilt key infrastructure damaged in US and Israeli airstrikes faster than previously expected, a Wall Street Journal review of satellite imagery shows. March imagery from Planet Labs identified two tunnel entrances to a reported Iranian missile base near Kangavar and an adjacent access road that had been damaged, with later imagery showing newly excavated entrances and a paved road in the same area. An Israeli military official cited in the report said Iran had repaired a bridge destroyed days earlier. Satellite views dated to the beginning of July also show partial reconstruction at a shipyard in Bandar Anzali on the Caspian Sea linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Journal notes that the earlier strikes targeted Iranian naval targets in the Caspian, including a major port, and that security officials view the rebound as evidence of Iran’s industrial and reconstruction capacity. Former IDF air defense chief Brigadier-General Ran Kochav is quoted describing Iran as having refilled its stockpiles and possessing impressive modernization and rebuilding capabilities.

In Regional Impacts, Israel is testing a new approach in Lebanon with a pilot program in which the IDF withdraws from villages in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Armed Forces move in, clear Hezbollah, and gradually reassert Beirut’s sovereignty, a shift viewed with cautious optimism after decades of failed stability formulas. Observers note that history has shown fragile arrangements in the region, and the plan faces considerable uncertainty as regional and external players weigh their interests. Separately, an opinion piece asks whether Israel has been sidelined as the new regional order is being written, arguing that although the United States and Israel enjoy close military cooperation and discussions about a more permanent joint presence and enhanced intelligence sharing continue, political influence in Washington over Iran policy appears more constrained, complicating how Israel fits into emerging regional arrangements.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, the US Treasury Department designated a senior UK-based Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official along with three other individuals and three entities that provided material support to Hamas, the department announced. The sanctions describe two of the entities as sham charities linked to the Muslim Brotherhood that funneled substantial funding to Hamas’s military wing. The targets include Mahmoud al-Abyari, the secretary-general of the Muslim Brotherhood General Secretariat, whose long history in senior leadership roles within the Brotherhood is noted by OFAC. The department says the sanctions expose a multi-layered typology of transnational fundraising channels operated by Muslim Brotherhood affiliates and Hamas-front groups, moving funds across jurisdictions through charitable façades and underground networks, with ties to fundraising for Filistin Vakfi and Hayat Yolu, which had already been sanctioned.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, a man in Ramat Gan admitted on video to threatening to kill an aide to Yesh Atid MK Moshe Tur-Paz as Tur-Paz and his aides were nearby, with the confrontation captured on camera showing the speaker making threats and a woman replying “You want to kill me?” before authorities intervened and a police officer escorted the man away. The video also shows the man insisting he does not want to talk to the aides and reacting angrily to a bystander recording the incident. Separately, a Hebrew-language report carries the headline calling for the repeal of the law freezing arrests, reflecting ongoing domestic debate over security and legal procedures.

In Uplifting News, the Defense Ministry and the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces have signed an agreement to establish a new brain-injury rehabilitation center in Tel Aviv, the only facility in Israel dedicated exclusively to rehabilitating IDF veterans with brain trauma. The 2,560-square-meter center will replace the older Beit Marguza facility in Jaffa, meeting modern accessibility standards and expected to serve about 60 veterans, with completion anticipated in 2030. The announcement comes amid a government overhaul of the rehabilitation system for wounded service members; since October 7, more than 26,000 wounded IDF soldiers and security personnel have required treatment, including over 300 with traumatic brain injuries, a portion needing intensive and long-term care. The new center will provide short- and long-term rehab services to address these needs.

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